New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-04
RIVAL YACHTS IN THE BAY.
THE THISTLE AND THE MAYFLowER MEET.
ONLY PLEASURE CRUISE OF THE SCOTCH CUTTER

-REPAlRING THE MoHICAN.
There signs OF activity early yesterday on the
Thistle she lay anchored In the Horse Shoe asern Of
Thomas Halls sloop Nivina. There fresh breeze
and heavy and the Scotch cutter had both anchors
down. Tho Clarks and their friends, who had stayed
over night at Long Branch the guests of Mr. Clark of
Newark, up TO Sandy Hook the 9:15 train and
as soon they safely aboard Of the Thistle Captain
Barr prepared to be up and off," IL about 1905
when the yacht got under way She made short leg in
toward the railroad pier and going the starboard tack
stood Tor the Southwest Spit The weather clear,
but the wind blowing from the north at the rate OF
twenty miles hour Captain Barr did not think 1t
would be discreet under the great racing mansa
and II was covered and made fast 10 the boom and
smaller bent Under mansail lib and club topsail
she ran toward Rartan Bay, and about quarter OF
mile out she about smartly the port tack and
broke out her orcstaysa Shortly aferward she again
tackled, standing Raritan Bay toward the Staten
Island shore. Tacking more she headed for the
open then turned and beat up the Bay the New
York Yacht Club course.
The trip purely for instruction, very now and
then soundings were taken with the lead. spice OF
interest and attraction added to 1t by little acct
dental brush with the Mayhower which happened to be
out for spin under about equal canvas. The ex-
champion fell In with the Thistle she was coming up
the Bay and the two yachts sailed side by side for some
little distance both closely hugging the Long Island
shore. One of the Mohicans men told TRIBUNE re-
porter that the rivals only about two minutes to-
geher and that the Thistle then easily sailed away from
The Thistle let go her anchor close by the
Mohican Off Bay Ridge, and her passengers went on
board tho steam yacht for about an hour Then they
returned the Thistle which then scudded back down
the Bay tn her former anchorage at the HOOK where the
Clark party returned TO Long Branch.
The Moncan il being repaired with all possible expedi-
ton force OF American carpenters doing the work
under tho direction OF the MOhlcans own carpenter.
Her port bulwarks the stern are badly shattered,
and on the starboard side are two ugly holes These
broken In by the force of the but were cut
with axes when the tempest its height. to allow
the OF water shipped with wave to escape
unfounded rumor current In Now-fork yesterday
that the had been into by another craft ana
big hole stove In her side As everything Is set
rights and bowsprt in place, the Mohican VIII
cruise around NewYork waters until the race for the
Cup comes OIL
number OF Mohicans spent their first Eaf holiday
ashore In NewYork yesterday They are tall stawart
weather beaten ScOsmen and attracted much attention
wherever they went. The MOhican Is manned by an
extra large crew, numbering about thirty, but some OF
them will drafted the Thistle 10 make up her racing
complement A big black Newfoundland dog Is great
favOric with them. lilo rescued from the wrecked
Lillian and alterwar presented TO them by the captain
OF the ship